Was it the sweaters, the tree, or the gifts that made this gathering at Steven Shen’s place so cozy?            

When is a pumpkin not a pumpkin? When it’s a Jack-o-lantern! The first ever combined social between the Immunology PhD students and the Pathology PhD students happened on October 25th in the picnic area between the Jones and Sands Building. The turnout was impressive, and everyone enjoyed carving pumpkins, eating…

Simranjit Singh, PhD student in Pathology and blogger conducted an interview with Teilo Schaller, a Pathology PhD student who spent one calendar year as a Duke Office of Licensing and Ventures (OLV) Fellow. Sim: “Tell me about this extra-curricular love of yours.”  Teilo:  “I highly recommend the program if you are…

(See the Video!)      Me: “I am looking for a fun community-building outdoor activity for Duke graduate students to kick off the academic year. Do you have any activities out in nature close to campus?”  Frog Hollow: “How about Geocaching on the lake using kayaks at Beaver Dam?” Me:…

Welcome to the newest PhD students in Pathology! From left to right: William (Bill) Butler, Yu-Hsiu (Tina) Chen, Michael Sun, Jessica Waibl Polania, Zoe Loh, Claire Otero.   

Simranjit Singh, a PhD student working in Dr. Yiping He’s lab, creates a podcast series called “Scientist the Human.” His goal is to have laid-back conversations with scientists engaged in exciting research and explore their work and career paths. Recently, he interviewed Dr. Herman Staats about his vaccine work and…